First Christian Church
April 9, 2018, 6:16pm

• Guests Welcome- Former BWS member, Dan Alexander (a wonderful artist who has a studio over The Book Corner) is a guest tonight.

Dan opens his studio to the public every other month on the first Friday. He is always looking for art to fill the gallery wall in his studio, no commission if your work sells. Please bring a bottle of wine/munchies the night of the event and self-promote your art

• New Members Introduction- Linda Branstetter, Linda Mann, Dianna Mattos, Donnie & Elizabeth Mattos (family membership)
• Hospitality: Thanks to Anne-Karine Bley, Bess Lee, Betty Wagoner, Kathy Barton, Sara McQueen and Mary Walker for all the goodies.  Mary passed around sign-up for refreshments for future meetings.
• Minutes: Erin Duff – Minutes approval: Motion Meri Reinhold Second Kathy Truelove-Barton
• Treasurer’s Report: Patty Uffman – Balances & Expenses Report

Old Business

• Charlotte- We are low on enrollment with the Dale Popovich workshop on April 28th. There is space for 20 people. There will be a handout about materials that you will need, along with links to his tutorials
• Jane- Won’t be present for the May BWS meeting (taking students to Paris). Jane will become the 1st Vice President for the next BWS term. Jane will be retiring next year.

New Business

Jane Matranga:

• Call for members willing to serve as president and secretary
• Call for volunteers to serve on a money generating ideas task force

Committee Reports

Programs: Jo Weddle  The May meeting program has been switched. Cassidy Young will present at the next BWS meeting on May 14th with Collaborative Art Exercises & Silly Portrait Exercises. Please bring watercolor materials to the meeting. Sara Steffey McQueen will present at the June 11th BWS meeting with Non-Objective: What is Abstract to You? Please bring some unsuccessful pieces of art that you have made. We will have a group discussion.

There will be a sheet passed around at the BWS June meeting to gather ideas and suggestions for Program topics next year.

Scholarship: Jo Weddle -The BWS Scholarship applications came in on March 30th through MCCSC, only one person applied. The BWS Scholarship Committee will give a recommendation back to the foundation. MCCSC will make the final decision.
Shows: Anne-Karine Bley –  Members Show – August/September, upcoming juried shows.

• The Membership Show is scheduled in August and will be held at The Vault at Gallery Mortgage. The information is also on Brushstrokes. Drop off will be August 1st at 10am-12n. The reception will be on Friday, August 3rd. The Gallery Walk on August 7th will be another opportunity to see the show. Pick up will be on September 28th. The size limitation is 24”, edge to edge. Make sure your membership dues are paid (requirement to be in the show)! Anne-Karine Bley will send out lots of emails as reminders.
• The Art of Chocolate: Please keep thinking of ideas for next year!
  Now is the time to start thinking about the Signature Membership process if you are interested. There is a list of shows that you can apply to (National Watercolor Show, State Fair, Watercolor Society of Indiana, etc.). Deadlines to join shows is quickly approaching.
• The Show Chair is constantly looking for venues for future BWS shows. Not all spaces are appropriate for Membership Shows. Anne-Karine is compiling a list of information for artists upon request.

Upland Painters Activities: Kristen Stamper

• Plein Air painting at Cascade Falls 4/10 will be from 11am-1pm. Please dress warm!
• Saturday,4/14, is the artist reception for Hidden Treasure of Indiana at the Wylie House.
• Tuesday, 4/17, will be with Rebecca out near Morgan Monroe State Forest.
• Tuesday, 4/24, the paint-out will be at McCormics Creek State park.
• Tuesday, 5/1, the paint-out will be at Bryants Lake Shelter House.
• The Tuesday, 5/8, paint-out will be at a Lake House belonging to Henry Leck in Brown county.

On May 10th, artists must pick up their paintings from The Hidden Treasures of Indiana Show. There are 17 members displaying 43 paintings. The show looks great! Great publicity and support from Kathy Truelove-Barton and Sara Steffey McQueen. All of the property owners of where Upland has painted have been invited to the show. There will be an award of $75 for People’s Choice Award. Voting will be held at the reception.

Announcements

Jo Weddle: The Church has instituted security procedures and doors will be locked. The Washington Street door will be able to be opened by a code on the security keypad to the right of the door between 5:00 and 9:00 – the code is: 1029#. Be sure to punch the numbers firmly and don’t forget the #. That should open the door. Jo Weddle will monitor her phone 812 345 6217 throughout the meeting if you have a problem.

Bess & Joe Lee: have a show at the Blueline Gallery. The show will be up through April 27th. 30% of profits will go to Earth Charter (a non-profit out of Indianapolis). The Blueline Gallery is open from 10am-5pm Monday-Friday.

Meri Reinhold: is downsizing and moving into town. She brought a ton of painting supplies for everyone to take home.

Robin Edmundson: is having an Open Studio May 5th from 10am-5pm. The address is 6877 E Bland Rd. Solsberry, IN 47459 812-876-9583. Robin has a painting in the Hoosier Women Artists Exhibit: Works Selected for the Statehouse. The show will be up until July 7th. The address is 920 E State St, Lafayette, IN 47905.

Jo Weddle: The last BWS meeting, Jo passed around a Bloomington sketchbook from 2004. She accidentally took one home that wasn’t hers. Jo will bring the book back to the next meeting.

Patty Uffman: Watercolor prints of 8 watercolor cards w/ envelopes are for sale for $12. All profits go to BWS /Scholarship fund. We will possibly make new cards in the future.

Sara Steffey-McQueen:

• 2nd May Day Celebration on the first weekend in May! There will be a pot luck and an outdoor dance party on Saturday. Sunday will be the family day (May Pole, puppet show, family celebration). Everyone is invited to come!
• The Tree Sisters Organization is planting 2 million trees a year. It is a Great Brittian charity. They focus on reforestation of Rain forests that have been destroyed. If you are selling your art, please consider donating a percentage to Tree Sisters.

Meeting adjourned at 6:56pm

Program:

From “Ladies’ Medium” to Color Field: A Short History of Watercolor Painting in America
Nan Brewer, the Eksenazi Museum of Art’s Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper